Life of a barrel

laxratnd · Post by **laxratnd** » Thu Dec 20, 2007 7:35 pm

What do you guys think the barrel life is on most of the Anschutz .22

WaltherWill · Post by **WaltherWill** » Fri Dec 21, 2007 11:18 am

By barrel life, do you mean still functioning? are still shooting acceptable groups?
I think that pretty much any .22 barrel will function after 100,000's of rounds but i do not know when the groups begin to open up. Ive got probably 3,000 now through my Walther and it's still shooting like it did when it was bought.

PaulB · Post by **PaulB** » Fri Dec 21, 2007 11:35 am

There are at least several variables to consider.
(1) what is "acceptable" accuracy
(2) brands(s) and type(s) of ammunition used
(3) method and frequency of cleaning

I am aware of some shooters with several 100 thousand rounds through a barrel, but I doubt that the "end of life" accuracy would have been satisfactory for an Olympic level shooter.

TomN · Post by **TomN** » Fri Dec 21, 2007 2:35 pm

I agree with the earlier posters: You need to decide what is acceptable for you. My Anschutz is 30 years old with probably 150K rounds through it, and it still meets all my expectations (which admittedly are modest.) With properly selected ammo I expect every shot to be a 10 (fired in prone position, on the A36 target, indoors at 50 ft.) For those few times when I fire the US "Mini-Palma" course (a smallbore variation of the famous long-range prone match fired by English-speaking countries, fired at 100 yards) my equipment seems to be competitive with any on the firing line. But I know that when firing at 50M on the ISSF targets, my groups are too large to be competitive with the really good shooters. Still, I have fun and I expect my rifle to outlast my body!

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